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Astonishing Tesla Roadster is back on

Concept version of the new Roadster was first shown in 2017

THE TESLA ROADSTER is finally due to be revealed in production form later this year, more than six years after the concept was shown, company boss Elon Musk has claimed.

The electric supercar, which revives the name of Tesla’s debut model, has been repeatedly delayed as the firm prioritised other models and faced significant production hurdles, In fact, it was thought to have been ultimately axed from the product plan.

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